Thing is if we change the weapon ranges alot of other stuff has to be changed aswell. Like longer view distance for all the units and also all the maps need to become bigger.
A map like Workshop is already very smal and you can shoot through a large part of it.
Fields of Honor Mod Has a longer range on all the equipment, it was cool in a way but can't really say the gameplay got much better.
Be Greatfull MoW dosn't got CoH weapon ranges
But i have to agree about the 50 cals and DKSHs.
Had a game where a King tiger Assaulted my IS-3.
Knowing that the king tiger could't get killed frontaly it moved very close in for the kill on my detracked IS-3. So i starded firing my DKSH detracking both tracks and causing the KT to turn as it was moving, Showing its side to my IS-3.
Then i could just simply shoot the KT in the side. Hillarious stuff.
Anyway 50 cals and DKSHs maybe should have abit lower penetration at long ranges...and less effectivness vs Tracks.